telling him that he would become king‚ Macbeth goes into a trance state‚ trying to figure out what he should do. He ends up following his blind ambition and murdering many people. In Shakespeare’s play‚ it could be said from the way that he acts that Macbeth is afraid of fear‚ as he is scared of meaningless things‚ and he always second questions himself when he becomes afraid. Shakespeare uses many different language techniques to outline Macbeth’s fear. When King Duncan announces that Malcom is heir
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“To beguile the time‚ / Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye‚ / Your hand‚ your tongue; look like th’ innocent flower‚ But be the serpent under’t” (1.5.63-66). British playwright William Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Macbeth in 1606. The play is about the downfall of a hero. In this play one of the main characters‚ Lady Macbeth‚ is shown as a strong character. Some believe she is even a stronger character than her husband‚ Macbeth. However‚ I do not perceive the characters of Macbeth and
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when she found out that the witches told Macbeth he was going to be king she egged him on‚ and urged him to become king. Or when she realizes Macbeth is scared to kill Duncan‚ she then calls him a coward and convinces him to carry on with the murder. These are some reasons why Lady Macbeth is insane wants power‚ and maybe even to become queen. One reason why Lady Macbeth longs for power is because she persuaded Macbeth to kill Duncan. In the kitchen during Act 2 she is seen making fun of Macbeth and
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warrior. As the story progresses and Macbeth learns his faith of ruling as king‚ his ambitions lead him towards the path of a villain. Macbeth never cared for power while he served under king duncan‚ he fights for his country and his good friend Banquo. When he learns from the witches that he will be crowned king‚ his character changes from a loyal warrior to a power striving villain that ends in a tragic fall. King Duncan does not know of the brave warrior that has served for him. As the story begins
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morally wrong decisions. In real life‚ Macbeth was not the crazy man that he is portrayed to be. The true crazy one was Duncan. He was power hungry‚ tyrannical‚ and could be classified as a poor decision maker that split his army to both northern and southern territories to attack different peoples. Macbeth and Duncan’s personalities were switched by Shakespeare in order to appease King James I of England who was extremely proud of his Scottish ancestry. When Macbeth was young (around 15 years old) his
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Banquo”. Macbeth will kill king Duncan and Duncan’s son will get revenge for his fathers death. Macbeth and Banquo went to there village to tell king Duncan and how good he was in the battle field. The king was surprised on how Macbeth took on multiple guys in the field of battle the king Duncan wanted to do something for Macbeth for what he did in the battle field. The king was going to give him a title for the crown or the Thane of Cawdor Macbeth refused the offer from the king. Macbeth pulls Banquo
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being loyal to the king by refusing to kill him‚ then becoming ambitious with evil thoughts as he is influenced by Lady Macbeth‚ and finally being overwhelmed by his thirst for power through his bloodthirsty manners. As the play first commences‚ it is evident that Macbeth is an innocent fellow‚ earning himself a reputation for being a noble and loyal kinsman to King Duncan when he visits the Inverness Castle because he believes that “he’s here in double-trust” (1.7.12). King Duncan perceives Macbeth
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and Banquo because the witches had given them prophecies. Macbeth‚ who is currently the Thane of Glamis‚ is told of a time where he will be the Thane of Cawdor and the King of Scotland. Banquo‚ who is currently the Thane of Lochaber‚ is told that he will not be King‚ but he will “get Kings” which most likely means there will be Kings in his
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Macbeth Theme Songs King Duncan: Betrayed by Avenged Sevenfold I think that the song Betrayed would be an appropriate theme song for King Duncan for a few different reasons. First off‚ as it says in the title of the song he betrayed by Macbeth. The song itself is written about a guitarist of a very popular band from the 80s and 90s called Pantera‚ who was shot and killed while on stage by one of his fans. Fans to rock and roll bands are like their loyal subjects and this fan betrayed him by
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Macbeth has done for her‚ kill King Duncan. She demonstrates in a metaphorical scene described by the Old Man‚ “A falcon‚ tow’ring in her pride of place‚/Was by a mousing owl hawked and killed” (II. 4. 11-13). This quote is like Lady Macbeth’s unappreciative attitude for Macbeth’s deed for her. She is like the owl that is usual hidden away behind Macbeth‚ with Macbeth‚ the falcon who is usually the predator; she attacks him with the responsibility of killing Duncan. By controlling Macbeth‚ and making
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